做买卖 做買賣
做买卖 做買賣 zuò mǎi mài ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ zou6 maai5 maai6
- to buy and sell
- to do business
- to trade
- to deal
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做
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 做人 zuò rén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ zou6 jan4 to conduct oneself
- 做到 zuò dào ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ zou6 dou3 to accomplish
- 做梦 做夢 zuò mèng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄥˋ zou6 mung6 to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking
- 做客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zou6 haak3 to be a guest or visitor
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- 做法 zuò fǎ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ zou6 faat3 way of handling sth
- 做证 做證 zuò zhèng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋ zou6 zing3 variant of 作证
- 做饭 做飯 zuò fàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄢˋ zou6 faan6 to prepare a meal
- 定做 dìng zuò ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ding6 zou6 to have something made to order
- 当做 當做 dàng zuò ㄉㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dong3 zou6 to treat as
- 做生意 zuò shēng yì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ zou6 saang1 ji3 to do business
- 做主 zuò zhǔ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ zou6 zyu2 variant of 作主
- 做伴 zuò bàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ zou6 pun5 to keep sb company
- 做作 zuò zuo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄗㄨㄛ zou6 zok3 affected
- 做出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zou6 ceot1 to put out
- 做功 zuò gōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ zou6 gung1 (physics) to do work
- 做寿 做壽 zuò shòu ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˋ zou6 sau6 to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)
- 做大 zuò dà ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ zou6 daai6 arrogant; to put on airs
- 做媒 zuò méi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˊ zou6 mui4 to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
- 做完 zuò wán ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄢˊ zou6 jyun4 to finish
买 買
- 收买 收買 shōu mǎi ㄕㄡ ㄇㄞˇ sau1 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 买主 買主 mǎi zhǔ ㄇㄞˇ ㄓㄨˇ maai5 zyu2 customer
- 买单 買單 mǎi dān ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄢ maai5 daan1 to pay the bill; to pick up the tab
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ maai5 maai6 to buy and sell
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mai ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄇㄞ maai5 maai6 purchase and sale; transaction
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- 购买 購買 gòu mǎi ㄍㄡˋ ㄇㄞˇ kau3 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 买不起 買不起 mǎi bu qǐ ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄧˇ maai5 bat1 hei2 cannot afford
- 孟买 孟買 Mèng mǎi ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄞˇ maang6 maai5 Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
- 采买 採買 cǎi mǎi ㄘㄞˇ ㄇㄞˇ coi2 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 置买 置買 zhì mǎi ㄓˋ ㄇㄞˇ zi3 maai5 to purchase
- 买下 買下 mǎi xià ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ maai5 haa6 to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)
- 买价 買價 mǎi jià ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ maai5 gaa3 buying price
- 买凶 買兇 mǎi xiōng ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄥ to hire a hitman
- 买入 買入 mǎi rù ㄇㄞˇ ㄖㄨˋ maai5 jap6 to buy (finance)
- 买回 買回 mǎi huí ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ maai5 wui4 to buy back
- 买好 買好 mǎi hǎo ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄠˇ maai5 hou2 to ingratiate oneself
- 买官 買官 mǎi guān ㄇㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ maai5 gun1 to buy an official title; to use wealth to acquire office
- 买家 買家 mǎi jiā ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ maai5 gaa1 buyer; purchaser
- 买帐 買帳 mǎi zhàng ㄇㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ maai5 zoeng3 to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative)
- 买房 買房 mǎi fáng ㄇㄞˇ ㄈㄤˊ maai5 fong4 to buy a house
卖 賣
- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 出卖 出賣 chū mài ㄔㄨ ㄇㄞˋ ceot1 maai6 to offer for sale; to sell
- 外卖 外賣 wài mài ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄞˋ ngoi6 maai6 (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
- 拍卖 拍賣 pāi mài ㄆㄞ ㄇㄞˋ paak3 maai6 to auction
- 贩卖 販賣 fàn mài ㄈㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ faan3 maai6 to sell
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- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ maai5 maai6 to buy and sell
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mai ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄇㄞ maai5 maai6 purchase and sale; transaction
- 卖座 賣座 mài zuò ㄇㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ maai6 zo6 (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers
- 卖弄 賣弄 mài nong ㄇㄞˋ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ maai6 lung6 to show off
- 专卖店 專賣店 zhuān mài diàn ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ zyun1 maai6 dim3 specialty store
- 兜卖 兜賣 dōu mài ㄉㄡ ㄇㄞˋ dau1 maai6 to peddle
- 叛卖 叛賣 pàn mài ㄆㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ bun6 maai6 to betray
- 叫卖 叫賣 jiào mài ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄞˋ giu3 maai6 to hawk (one's wares)
- 售卖 售賣 shòu mài ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄞˋ sau6 maai6 to sell
- 寄卖 寄賣 jì mài ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄞˋ gei3 maai6 to consign for sale
- 专卖 專賣 zhuān mài ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄞˋ zyun1 maai6 monopoly
- 拐卖 拐賣 guǎi mài ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ gwaai2 maai6 human trafficking
- 掠卖 掠賣 lüè mài ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄞˋ loek6 maai6 to press-gang sb and sell into slavery
- 捣卖 搗賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 摆卖 擺賣 bǎi mài ㄅㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ baai2 maai6 hawking
Idioms with these characters
- 光说不做 光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gwong1 syut3 bat1 zou6 (idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 说到做到 說到做到 shuō dào zuò dào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ syut3 dou3 zou6 dou3 to be as good as one's word (idiom)
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- 小题大做 小題大做 xiǎo tí dà zuò ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ siu2 tai4 daai6 zou6 to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
- 做好做歹 zuò hǎo zuò dǎi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄞˇ zou6 hou2 zou6 daai2 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
- 做贼心虚 做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn xū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ zou6 caak6 sam1 heoi1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
- 做张做势 做張做勢 zuò zhāng zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄤ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 zoeng1 zou6 sai3 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
- 做张做智 做張做智 zuò zhāng zuò zhì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄤ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓˋ zou6 zoeng1 zou6 zi3 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
- 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ bok3 si6 maai5 lou4 (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point
- 买椟还珠 買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨ maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢ maai5 siu3 zeoi1 fun1 lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
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- 千金难买 千金難買 qiān jīn nán mǎi ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
- 招兵买马 招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5 lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)
- 郑人买履 鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi lǚ ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˇ zeng6 jan4 maai5 lei5 lit. the person from Zheng 郑 who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom)
- 卖官鬻爵 賣官鬻爵 mài guān yù jué ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ (idiom) to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes
- 生炒热卖 生炒熱賣 shēng chǎo rè mài ㄕㄥ ㄔㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ ㄇㄞˋ saang1 caau2 jit6 maai6 to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)
- 讨好卖乖 討好賣乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ tou2 hou2 maai6 gwaai1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
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- 倚老卖老 倚老賣老 yǐ lǎo mài lǎo ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5 (idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
- 砸锅卖铁 砸鍋賣鐵 zá guō mài tiě ㄗㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄇㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ zaap3 wo1 maai6 tit3 to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
- 装疯卖傻 裝瘋賣傻 zhuāng fēng mài shǎ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄇㄞˋ ㄕㄚˇ zong1 fung1 maai6 so4 to play the fool (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 一直 在 做买卖 做買賣 。
He's always trading.
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